Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	58	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Alice / Jim Wells		Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Starr
H	58	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Premont / Jim Wells		Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Starr

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Relatives of Representative Terry Canales: José Tomás Canales - Great Uncle; Terry Andres Canales - Father (Son of Praxedis Canales); Amando F. Canales - Cousin (Son of Andres Cavazos Canales); Gabi Canales - Sister. Ancestry.com.
• "My Father's Family," State Rep. Terry Canales. Relatives: José Tomás Canales - Great Uncle; Terry Andres Canales - Father; Gabi Canales - Sister. Campaign Website.
• Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.

Other Resources

• Canales chosen Freshman of the Year, 63rd Legislature, "Mesquite representative named 'Freshman of the Year,'" 5/9/1979. Dallas Times Herald.
• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
• "First Hispanic person to become the Representative of District 58." Relatives: Terry Canales - father; Gabi Canales - daughter. Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.

Photographs

• Photograph. Terry Canales, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Terry Canales, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

64th R.S. - 1975 Energy Resources   Liquor Regulation

63rd R.S. - 1973 Criminal Jurisprudence   Liquor Regulation   Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oil and Gas